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Chased, gilt and patinated bronze clock depicting Cadmos sla…
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329
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Chased, gilt and patinated bronze clock depicting Cadmos sla…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €500
Mixed sale
Description
Chased, gilt and patinated bronze clock depicting Cadmos slaying a dragon, on a rocky mound, standing on a rectangular base decorated with a frieze of palmettes The white enamelled circular dial with Roman numerals, the mechanical movement with key winding, the wire suspension Restoration period Height. 65 cm - Length: 35 cm - Depth: 12.5 cm
Note: Cadmos was a Phoenician prince who went to find his sister Europa, who had been kidnapped by Zeus. The oracle at Delphi ordered him to found a city wherever a cow stopped. He arrived in Boeotia and founded Thebes.
Cadmos then kills a dragon sacred to Ares that was guarding a spring. By sowing the dragon's teeth, he gave birth to the Spartans, ancestors of the nobles of Thebes.
Provenance: Private collection in Monaco
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